Polyalthia Malabarica
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''Polyalthia malabarica'' (formerly placed in the genus ''
Phaeanthus ''Phaeanthus'' is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. Species Plants of the World Online lists the following species:Plants of the World Online (POWO): ''Polyalthia malabarica'' (Bedd.) I.M.Turner (retrieved 6 April 2020)
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plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
in the family Annonaceae and tribe
Miliuseae The ''Malmeoideae'' are a subfamily of trees and other plants of the family Annonaceae. Tribes and Genera The Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, which recognises Malmeoideae as one of four subfamilies, containing 9 tribes and the following genera: ...
. It is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to south-west
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It is threatened by
habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...
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Annonaceae Endemic flora of India (region) Near threatened flora of Asia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Annonaceae-stub